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Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
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Marriott seeks larger share of Chinese travel market with Alibaba deal

Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is teaming up with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) in a venture that will make it easier for customers of the Chinese e-commerce behemoth to book rooms across the brands managed by the Bethesda-based hotelier.

Tourism start up icanstay eyeing Rs 700 cr turnover by this fiscal end

First Time Travellers Limited (FTTL), which has just launched its portal www.icanstay.com, is not only confident of crossing Rs 700 crore turnover by this fiscal end but also plans to expand its services to 60 cities during the same period.

Paymentwall opens $524 billion market for the travel industry

Paymentwall announced today that every hotel, booking engine, cruise, car and boat rental business owner from United States and Canada will now be able to get instant access to untapped markets in Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Airbnb Readies a Premium Tier to Compete More With Hotels, Sources Say

Airbnb Inc. is close to launching a new service that will match guests with quality-inspected home and apartment rentals.

W Hotels debuts hotel industry's first-ever video game

To power up the forthcoming opening of W Bellevue W Hotels Worldwide is taking the hotel guest experience to the next level – literally and with the brand's newest hotel set in the heart of one of the country's renowned tech hubs, W is excited to haved played the hotel industry's first ever video game, Belle the Bear, on June 15th.


HILTON LAUNCHES REVOLUTIONARY NEW GUEST ROOM, FIVE FEET TO FITNESS™

Guestware releases new features

Guestware, the hotel industry's most comprehensive Guest Experience Management (GEM) system, today announced a new release of its cloud software solution.

Navitaire unveils the world’s first Virtual Reality travel search and booking experience

The VR experience could change the way travellers shop for and purchase trips, helping airlines and other travel companies become next generation retailers, the innovation allows travellers to spin a globe of the world, visit a destination, search for flights, walk through a plane to select their seat, check out different rental cars, and pay for their entire trip— all without leaving virtual reality.


Hyatt And Sonifi To Deliver A Personalized In-room Streaming Experience Powered By Google Chromecast To Travelers Around The Globe

Hyatt has selected SONIFI Solutions, Inc. as its preferred provider for delivering a personalized in-room streaming solution to hotel guests. SONIFI's patent-pending STAYCAST™ solution, powered by Google Chromecast, has been seamlessly integrated with the World of Hyatt mobile app.


Cleartrip-backed hotel solutions provider iManageMyHotel raises funding

Kolkata-headquartered iManageMyHotel Technologies Pvt Ltd, which provides cloud-based property management solutions for mid-sized hotels, has raised an undisclosed amount from Jaarvis Accelerator, a person close to the development told Techcircle.

Hotel.com founder Inder Sharma launches Hotelbids - Stay @ Your Price app in India

Hotelbids Hospitality Pvt Ltd, subsidiary of US Company Hotelbids, Inc. based in California, launched its much awaited App in India, with presence over 2500+ hotels in 69 cities. Response from the hotels was so positive that company registered all these hotels in just last 6 months.

Aloft Hotels Unveils Voice-Activated Hotel Rooms

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today unveiled the results of its top secret “Project: Jetson” experiment, and are excited to today debut the first-ever voice activated hotel room, giving guests entirely new ways to interact using “Hey Siri.”

How To Set Up A Pokemon Go Friendly Hotel - By Rebekka Asher


First locate the closest Pokestop to your hotel. Pokemon Go locations can be very random such as a staircase or fountain on your property.

Hotel booking platform Findmystay.com gets funding from IAN

Find My Stay Pvt Ltd, which runs hotel booking platform Findmystay.com, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-Series A funding led by Rishi Parti and Yogesh Bansal on behalf of the Indian Angel Network (IAN).

REVPAR GURU ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH INNQUEST SOFTWARE

REVPAR GURU has partnered with InnQuest Software to integrate the roomMaster property management system (PMS) into REVPAR GURU’s Yield Dynamic Price Engine (RMS). The REVPAR GURU interface will offer significant revenue management benefits to the thousands of properties worldwide that already use roomMaster’s powerful, flexible, easy-to-use and affordable PMS.

CHECKING-IN TO THE FUTURE OF LUXURY TRAVEL

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies announces that its InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts brand has sought the expertise of Fortune 500 Futurist, Faith Popcorn. The collaboration comes as the InterContinental brand celebrates 70 years of pioneering luxury travel and looks ahead to the next 70 years.